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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum field samples from an isolated Colombian village.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Dec 2002
Gómez Diana, Chaparro Jacqueline, Rubiano Claudia, Rojas María Orfa, Wasserman Moises
Abstract excerpt
Colombian field isolates of Plasmodium falciparum were analyzed for genetic diversity. Fifty-three samples were collected as thick smears from patients living in Panguí, an isolated area with low migration. While the samples were being collected, Panguí was experiencing an epidemic outbreak of malaria. The samples were typified using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of block 2 of the merozoite...
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